Catalon, Pinkney Fuel Pirates Past Dons, 59-53

Monday, December 2

South Orange, N.J.

7:00 PM

Seton Hall University

5-2,0-0Big East

San Francisco

2-4,0-0WCC

San Francisco

Seton Hall

12/2/2024 10:25:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score BOX SCORE (.pdf)

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Sophomore Savannah Catalon (Mansfield, Texas) erupted for a career-high 26 points and Shailyn Pinkney (East Hartford, Conn.) added a career-best 14 points as the Seton Hall women's basketball team outlasted San Francisco, 59-53, in Walsh Gym on Monday.

Seton Hall took advantage of nine San Francisco turnovers in the fourth quarter, including five in the final 3:30. Most notably was Catalon's steal with 15 seconds left to seal the Pirates' victory.

Catalon was brilliant both offensively and defensively, collecting a career-high 26 points on the strength of 6-for-11 shooting from three-point range. She also had five rebounds, three steals and drew six fouls.

Pinkney had a career-high 14 points to go with four rebounds.

THE STORY:
Leading 11-9, Seton Hall closed the first quarter with an 8-0 run, highlighted by a pair of made three-pointers by Catalon. The Pirates held San Francisco to just 18 percent shooting in the first 10 minutes and led 19-9 after the first 10 minutes.

A layup by Pinkney with 3:57 left before halftime put the Pirates in front, 30-21, but San Francisco scored the next six points to make it a one-possession game. Pinkney connected on a jumper with 32 seconds left to send The Hall into the break with a 32-27 advantage. The taller Dons had a rebound advantage in the first 20 minutes, but the Pirates forced nearly twice as many turnovers.

Up 34-30, The Hall went on a 6-0 burst on three-pointers by Catalon and Pinkney to give it a 40-30 lead with 7:23 left in the third quarter. Down 42-32, San Francisco went on an 8-0 run to cut its deficit to 42-40. The Dons held the Pirates without a field goal for the final 5:45 of the third, but the Pirates took a 46-42 lead into the fourth.

A three-pointer by Jada Eads (Orlando, Fla.) gave The Hall a 55-48 lead with 5:11 left in the game, but the Pirates didn't make another field goal for the rest of the contest. The Dons cut their deficit to 55-53 with 33 seconds left, but the Pirates were able to ice the game on the free-throw line. A pair of made free-throws by Catalon with 20 seconds left made it 57-53, and then Catalon had a huge steal with 15 seconds remaining, was fouled, and then she made two more.

It's raining three-pointers from Savannah Catalon!!#HALLin 🏀🏴‍☠️🔵⚪ pic.twitter.com/OI5vkNGHrf
— Seton Hall Women's Basketball (@SHUWBB) December 3, 2024

THE NUMBERS:

Seton Hall was 18-for-51 (35.3%) from the floor for the game, while San Francisco was 18-for-45 (40.0%). The Hall was 10-for-33 (30.3%) from three-point range, while the Dons were 9-for-23 (39.1%).
Catalon had a career-high 26 points on 7-for-14 shooting, including 6-for-11 shooting from three-point range and 6-for-6 from the free-throw line. She also had five rebounds, three steals and two assists.
San Francisco out-rebounded The Hall, 37-to-25, which included a 13-to-10 edge on the offensive glass, but the Pirates had a 10-to-4 advantage in second-chance points.
Pinkney had a career-high 14 points on 5-for-10 shooting to go with four rebounds, a steal and a block.
Seton Hall was 13-for-16 (81.3%) from the free-throw line, while San Francisco was 8-for-12 (66.7%).
Faith Masonius (Spring Lake, N.J.) had six points, three rebounds, three assists and three steals.
Seton Hall forced 23 turnovers, while the Dons forced 12. The Hall had a 23-to-15 advantage in points-off-turnovers.

THE NOTES:

Seton Hall improves to 5-2, while San Francisco drops to 2-4.
The Hall is now 2-1 all-time against the Dons.
Seton Hall has now forced more turnovers than its opponent in all seven games this season.
With four assists tonight, Amari Wright (Jacksonville, Fla.) passed former Pirate Tonya Alleyne into 11^th place on Seton Hall's career list with 320.
Tonight was Wright's 116^th career game played, which is tied for 12^th most in Seton Hall history.
With 26 points tonight, Catalon surpassed the 300-points mark for her career.
The Pirates improve to 130-50 in Walsh Gym during the Bozzella era. Furthermore, the Pirates are now 68-13 against non-conference opponents at home.
The Hall has forced at least 20 turnovers in six of seven games this year.
Seton Hall connected on a season-high 10 three-pointers.
The Pirates collected at least 10 steals for the sixth time in seven games this year.
The Hall has now held four opponents under 55 points this season.

UP NEXT:
Seton Hall will return to action on Friday, December 6 when it returns to historic Walsh Gymnasium to host Howard University. Tip time is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. The game will be streamed by the Pirate Sports Network and available for FloCollege subscribers. As always, 89.5 FM WSOU or wsou.net will also carry the contest.